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Subularia aquatica

Water Awlwort

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158951

Element CodePDBRA2H010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusSubularia

Other Common Names

American Water-awlwort (EN) Subulaire aquatique (FR) waterawlwort (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-26

Change Date1984-09-06

Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

From CNHP Wetland Guide 2012: Main Characteristics:
·Aquatic plant found in subalpine ponds
·Leaves only 1 cm long and inflorescence is a delicate, few-flowered raceme

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S1	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes
Yukon Territory	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes
Ontario	S2	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
Nunavut	SH	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	S2	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Nevada	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Vermont	SH	Yes
Michigan	S1	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S1	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

Alaska (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Harding	Tongass National Forest	174,349
North Cleveland	Tongass National Forest	105,288
Thorne River	Tongass National Forest	72,983

Montana (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Allen Peak #185	Kootenai National Forest	29,638
Cabinet Face East #671	Kootenai National Forest	50,326
Cataract	Kootenai National Forest	25,446
Marshall Peak	Lolo National Forest	9,069
Scotchman Peaks (MT)	Kootenai National Forest	53,909

References (3)

Coffin, B., and L. Pfannmuller, editors. 1988. Minnesota's endangered flora and fauna. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 473 pp.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.